A quilt to finish the year with. “ Proper” patchwork made from two worn out shirts, a discarded calico curtain from a charity shop and backed with a fabric picked up at the bric a brac stall at a quilt show.
No photos of the full quilt as the light is too low today.
I have not made many quilts this year as I have been diverted back to clothes making. My younger son has difficulty finding shirts to fit his narrow shoulders and long, slender frame so I volunteered to make him some. Unlike women’s clothing, there is a little choice in patterns for men’s shirts, but several bloggers use Burda 7045, however I anticipated having to make many pattern adjustments, after reading an account of making it here.
Commercial patterns are not like quilt patterns. They are never perfect and always have to be adapted to an individual because human bodies are too variable. The instruction sheets frequently do not take account of modern sewing methods and advise cumbersome techniques and outdated interfacings. There is so much help on the internet to address these commissions and I followed tutorials about shirts from here and here.
The test shirt, with cotton lawn, digitally printed, bought several years ago from M Rosenberg and Son, went down well.
Version 2 is now cut out, with a longer armhole, removal of the darts on the front and a collar that extends further in to the open neck of the collar band. 2017 could be the year of the shirt.
Happy stitching everyone.
I am hoping to make some shirts for my son this year too, so I will be interested to read more. Love the fabric by the way, it is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWell done! isn't it a great feeling when the kids actually like something we make!!!
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